,~. .'; -_. . f,O; i e haumail Editcri% ° Qt VOLVME' • uite, - E 13tJ LTItI pußususp ICVNIT:IGYESING (Sundays excepted), It(t L-Ff: ,W.17',10114 1 141P1 HumillNol9 4 erurniwitfreie eh i lade' DT 211 g EVENING BIILLETTN ASSOCIATION, PROPUIETOES P . ." N C. we P. L. 141.' RAN ° Vi VA W I EtI 4I O 6I :, ea to scribers in th e . earY 'et 18 cents per week. payable to the carriers. or IN per annum. TATEDDING INVITATIONS AND VISITING CARDS T I Engraved or Written. Newest styles of Wedding Btationety. Call sad look FIaMpICS. ' VP for,lllof, Eltstioner;x Jwl, , 703 Atth Meet. 111E1). DlSNEY.—Agatha McDowell, in her 20th year. eldest daughter of the late MaJor.General U. 13. Birney, died on the nnh blatant; at her Anthers residence, 1810 Delancey Place. iv tag I. A ; Due notice will he given of the funeral. • BOWMAN,—At Camp+ Verde, '1 exw.. Jan. 18th. ISM, Major Charles Stuart jlowman, 4th U. S. Cavalfy, eon of, the late Colonel A. 11. Bowman, U. 8. Engineers. Inter: went at Wilkesbarre, Pa. FKEEDLEY.—On the 28tb intent. of scarlet fever, E. Lincoln, youngest eon of John K. and Pauline --Freedley, aged 8 yearn and 9 menthe. The relatives and friend, are reseectfelly invited to attend the funeral. from the rexidence of hit parents. No. 12 . 1 South Nineteenth strset,ott'Friday morning, the 31st, at 10 o'cloc kTo proceed to Woodland Cemetery.' Pis ._tAitea.,7Bl*.tuatant, at Odd* •bt.jra.gthe Pe *lnbar litelabol, Lulu, daughter of. Eliza-T., and the late Peter S. Phillips, sou+ 14 years, 3 mouths, and 18 days. The relatlyes and friend. of the family are respect fully Invited,t6 attend the funeral. from the residence of her mother. No. &4 Marshall stveet, on Prlia,v l ,lan., 31nt. at L o'clock. P..% "' Sill ICDLEIL—On the 27th ins WA amen B. n r, n the46th year of his ago. /The relatives and male friends of the family, Harmony Lodge No. E 2, A. Y. M., Columbia Chapter ho. 91, Girard ' Mark Lodge 90. 214,qatsd the sMasonic fraternity in general. are reapectfally Invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. Vine street, on Friday afternoon, at 1 o'clock. SiltON.—On the 28th inst., in Harrisburg, Luther H.. son ofTLuther , BL. and Mary It. Simon, aged 8 years and 14 dark. s, ‘ ll l , , Valt i git:VENING pICESSES, 3CARLXI'OI , LitA 1:1,0T .4NI) PELAINE, Ellir.' S 1.9 1'41.)g ..r. Fourth and Arch fareete. arECIAL NOTICES. . irtir; '' OFFICE OF MAK/ OF IeLEVISI.OIi OF TAXES, A , No.-11 - SEATEIIOI:ck: ROW. ' . .- . . - rillt.Arrl.llll.i., JanuarvlV, flit :Veiled Pne o'4for theteeetowvßlanks. foot:F, rtt tiouery ari-fingnaged , by the , Board of Itethion of I'l et, for the year ino , i, in cola. 1' miry - with - in , 9 fordinance of City Count:lto, a roved Decouht.t 2let,..ledi. will he received at this o :re, unlit llfi'rlock .A.H. •in IiATURDAY,Fobfuar7 131,11. k ly, 1 at 14 hich tirne'sahr protosal will - 'be opened in the: lgizr d i t eta 7f ,, t t l:t „ ( I , o '44n e l:ilia c t :Aiel , t ic itcp and the contract I:Print...l ,rheduler, in n: Bich the Bids mart be made of" the artk 1, roloired, n ill he fumiehed upori application at the (I}l.re of the Hoard, of Revision Of Taxe, , , on pi UIieDAY MORNING. February 6, IRA 111 -MA S C(.4.311:AN, i r ' . WiLLSA.Id LOUGHLIN,..; Hiiitit of Revision of Taxes.. SAli I. 'EL HAWORTH, ) . .. . ja.?.9.3t . , isitSire MElleif ANTS' Ft ID.--:-TIIE ' F'o L'IITE EN TH Anniversary of the Merchants' Fund will be cele. ' biotad at the - ,_,- - - ...:4 At'Attitir;(lo, MUSIC ',. :. :. On TiTUITSDAY EVENlNTiebroary U11a:76 o'clock.' t+rehestra Will be tinder the direction of Mark Hassler. Addrearea will he delivered by 1 • 4 ',., *WSJ atowrov,-"AintilellAEL. '' ' 3 ItEN'. A. A. WILLIF,&_4_I).. ! - .1, GILLINGIIAM YELL. and other &Ain. Cardstbf adrbitaien my be` hid gratuitously by early .3 pplleatton to WM C. LUDWIG. N 0.34 North Third street. JAMES C; ILANO. No. 614 'Market street." J. B. auFARLAND. No. bt Sosoth Fourth street; Third MUTUAL ibiSUItANCE COMPANY Third sillil'W.o.lnut etis ja24 t feeNrp: seirAtlt . ; DUMMER DICKENS WILL HEAD, AT nit co NOsliT H ALL, PH I L ADELPIILA. ozatiuns DAY. JAN. 80, 111$ A • "TOM OS MARIGOLD," MR. 808 SAWYER'S PARTY. (PROM PICAWICE). %. ON FRIDAY. JAN. 81. "DA YID CO PPERFEKLD." BOOTS AT THE HOLLY-TREE INN. THE READINGS WILL commeNce. EACH EVE NING AT 8 O'CLOCK, AND BE COMPRISED WITHIN TWO HOURS. THEIDIENCR IS EARNESTLY REQUESTED TO 13E8 EDTEh. MINUTES BEFORE THE COM MEN ENT OF THE READINGS. • jaZ.tfort4 ;nom OFFICE OF THE LOCUST MOUNTAIN: COAL AND IKON COMPANY. PHTLAIIZLIIILi.; January 30th. 108& At a meeting of the Board of Directors held thla day a Disidend el , Fatty Per Cent. on the Capital Stock, clear of State tar. was declared, payable to the Stockholdtua or their legal representative-Non and after February . 10th. The trarater books will be eloeed until the 11th proximo. ja3otfell4 EDWAND ELY, Treasurer. " I HALL YOUNG MEWS 4311 - RISTIAN ABSOGLA 'ON. No. 1910 Chesnut Street. SCIENTIFIC LECTURES. - - - Thursday January 80, at 8 o'clock P. M. Dr. J E. MEAES—' 'inc Unman Skeleton;" illustrated with die granns skeletons and specimens. February !3. Protestor J. DUAL—"Combustlon and Flame." February 13. Dr, W. W. SEEN—"Brains suld;terYous System." 2t.ro il*' OOF THE ICE EJIIGH COAL AND NAVIGATIONCOMPANY ' . Puttruntramt A. January 20,1865. This Company is prepared to purchase their Loan due In no, at liar. ' i , SOLOMON SHEPHERD; Treasurer. ia3o-ttNo. 122 South Second Street. • , . 410TYCl& 1 THE ANNUAL MEETING ' OF Stockholdera, and the election for officers of THE hiAMMOIII VEIN 't;ONSOLODAEA) OUAL COMPA. NY will - beheld at tho office et the Company, in the city . of Philadelphia, on WED,NESDAY , Feb:.l2th, 1868. at o'clock, P. M. Jape 12t* ADJOURNED *MEETING - OP' STOCK, holders" of the Mercantile Library' Company; to consider the proposed amendment to the Charter, pill be held On=TUESDAY - EVENlNO,Febtnary - 4tak - Iki JOILN LARDNER, i5.2.5,110gre.; Recording Secretary. Mr' .TEMiANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOULE rx of t nion Temporary Home forghildren will be 'held at the Home northeast corner of - Poplar and Six: teenth streets, on THURSDAY .I,FTERNOON,_BOth hut., at EX o'clock. . D. C. MeGAM MON, DIM Mrp• Secretary. ilia' NOTICE.—A MEETING OF THE STOCK holdars-of•the HICKORY COAL COMPANY will be held at tho Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, on WED NESDAY, Feb. l2tb, 1868, st 4 &clock, P M. ja30.12t. WM. F. MATCHETT, Secretary. YOWLER WILL COMMENCE A COURSE of I urea Anilrlvenology and Poyslolomas. app. Tiled to h Man and self improvement, at Assembly dull& , ing, - FRIDAY EVENING, at 7.80, Feb. 7. Ya ja29tfrpo No. HOWARD uosPrrAL, NOS. 1518 AND 1520 ","'"' Lombard stseet. Dispensary Department.—Medi. cal treatment and medicines furnishedirratultOusly to the poor. I NEWSPAPERS,BOOKEI. P g, WASTE! PaPor. la. HOriabt by E. HU TER, dell emit No. eta Jayne etreet, NEW JERSEY MATTERS,. THE . COUR.TB.—The following-named on persons , hae been found guilty of the charges which they were tried: John Moore, attempt to commit grand larceny; Anna Bush, assault and battery; 'Mien Crawford, assault and battery; Clayton Edwards, assault and battery John Benson, breakte_g, and entering; John Benson, perjury; John Hilderman, petit larceny; Isaac Rogers, grand larceny, found guilty of petty larceny. Me work still on hand will continue the session of the Courts until at least the middle of Feb ruary. THE BREAKWATER MOVEHENT.—Ononday -evening last, the Councilmen of Atlan tic City authorized the Mayor, to procure and have cir •culated for signatures five hundred petitions, asking Congress to take measures for protecting the inlet front of Atlantic City. That body also signed it as the official act of the authorities. -Over three hundred names; have already been subscribed Lo these petitions; which will be for? warded - tek•Washlngton-ln-a. few-days- • SAD AV 41. FAIR.— day or two since a small child in South Ward, Camden, was burned to death, in -consequence of her clothes '-taking; fire from the stove, it is supposed. The mother h..d left it for a few moments, and when she retarned-it was dead. TRUE MIAs 'F'OTIND.—The Grand Jury, inquiring for the county of Camden, for the January Term of the Quhrter, Sessions, have returned seventy true bilis of indictment. These range through various grades of crime. —The Pyrenees have sunk ninety feet during the last twenty years. -6 , • . • . - .. , .. .' . , .... . „ ~ - • .. . ~ . . . _ • . , . .. . . , . . b .. . .....,..... . ..• . .. .r. ...,...,. , „ . . . :- • •,.• _ , - 4 ; ~ -' • '•' / ... , . , .r . , • . . . . . , • ~ c. ' , • . ' . .. ... .„ . .. . . . ..'i o I . . .: , , ~ ..'.. r.i: , ..'• ir ' -!' ' 1 , .. ; • ' els, then of the islands from Denmark, and now we hear of Cuba from Spain; which latter coun try, "always in 'want of money," may very likely, the liibats thinks, end by listening to a Syren who sings so pleasant a tune as the offer of 6150,000,000, in hard cash. The witty writer, M. John Lemoinne, reminds us that the Americans began by offering long ago one hundred millions. Now, he 'says, far be it from us to suspect the virtu© Of Spain. But once upon a time, the story goes, some, one asked' that beile'reinc de France; Asne of Austria, whether she would gart with the finest, of. the Crown diamonds fora mll-' lion ? "Never,"she replied, indignantly. "But, If they pared ygti two,ilve-,tim millions?" "Ah," said the QueerlV"yowwillgo on." And so, says M. Lemoinne f ,the Americans "will go on," too , Nor does the supposed result appoar.to be at all distaiteful to the leading French liberal journal, whiff; takes pleasure in pointing out that there need,be no,difference of opinion on the subject between North 'and South,' but that the proposed acquisition may equally suit the inter ests both parties. I met the other day with the following ,highly tidifying statiglies 'of, the number 'and cost -of European armies in time of peace, which I beg. to lay before "the eyes of Americans as an incite ment to the maxim: Go thou and do not likewise. The aggregate of the armies placed on foot by the European powers, according to this state ment, amounts to nearly seven and a-half mil- lions of-men . . Each soldier is reckoned to cost on an average 1,000 francs per annum. The entire expense, therefore, only in a pod tire point of view, is equal to very nearly twenty millions Of francs per day, 600 millions per nionth, and more than 7,000 millions a year! And thliwithout taking Into consideration the negativeloss of what is equiva lent to the entire population of 'a small State being rendered unproductive! It is really pitiable to read, in this same connection, the report published by the Paris Papal Committee of the sums extracted from thift country, in a time of great distress among the poor, for the supply of arms,..kc., to the Roman government. To "place Rome out of danger," the Minister of Arms (strange title, for an officer of the Vicar of Christ!) first demanded 150,000 francs, which were immediately paid to him. Subsequently 350,000 francs more were advanced for the same purpose. -Then- followit - w-longlist-of = - Mth—foriffilformsi artillery, revolvers, ambulances, eartyldges, mass . kets, amounting in all to nearly a million. About the same sum remains behind to be devoted to he sumo Christian yuxpoge of. providing 'the }loly Father with rifled cannon, powder maga zlnee,and other material necessary, it appears, for the edification of Christendom. It must be gratifying to Americans to learn Papal authorities greatly give the pre ferento to the Remington rifle over the Chassepot, for keeping their rebellious subjects lu order, tho former belug, we are told, MEE Likkii Otiiiie (correspeadenceiaf the Philadelphia &obis Bulletin.] -Pants, Teeediiy,fftlfiliary, 14th, ,1868.+We are all;revcllitieid-the return to a more temperate atmosphere—all, that is, except the gay crowd ochishioi4lei/gtiran(fs, male end ice t 'of : thk i :lfola, de BOttlogne,'t whose ocOpfiation, Is fairly gone for the present. The thaw,tfas been general all ov ii eftlielfettrhWattdtlite- 1 frost-bound rivers are everywhere resur their_ worsted cgliffied; 'WO .1034 itoW ot two lint'he hermit& likely to ensue to agrieelture from the heavy . covering of snow iviirch has fall en'uPort ,the Soil, and the dififtittatfon: I thiCeoid'of I rtitii 'insects *which had-arecumulateid,uport,tm during the lea two or three mild,,whatera., .The frost came, for tunately, tiles 0 ne e or the olives t to` .. itirly't4S'itij ith • ,or the vineeltt the south.lTolhe approaching harvest, its effects are, of ccinr — se, expected to ba—adviintageotis. - .^ We am looking 'forward, therefore, wine her,' hafe our `2corn, wine and oil" once more in abundance this yam IMeer,",pXentt , iis. geetillY 'needed# 'f9r :On all "liitlieartifire-• distreisil dearness, and scarcity, both of work and food. At Bordeaux Nantes aed,pther conatnetelal cities., the people are asseixibling'in ' the stidts'aiiirclamoring for " bread or work." The same is the case at Lyons °Orin the manufacturing,diStrieti3; and here, in PMlii3s,:we' are "nti` better off. How the 'Govern ment Is ever to pull through its financial year, I am at a lose' to cOneelVe. Borrow more money, I fear, it inevitably must.. The Bank of Fr'ance literally groans; with , unemployed; capital, the metallic reserve very nearly approaching one ildfusand 4 Theri there is the large de ficit already aCknOwledged 'to exist ; the un known, and, as the late 34. Fould bald, " incalculable" expenses of the new Army bill, and .new t; fire-arms f0r , ,,,..the troops. There is again the Melican bondidolders to be pacified; there Is the dreadful crash of the Credit 31#0,yellecting much discredit :bb thC gov'thinictitrthen again, there Is the - state of affairs in Italy, a large portion of - whose loans were subseribeiby the middle and lower classes of this country, and whose railroads, also, espe- - dully thh Lombard lines, were; althost wholly constructed with French capital. I know one large public company here, cloSelf connected ithethe city and the. municipality, nearlltve whole of whose paid-up capital was invested -,in Lenddid,f,lll ea t 506 or GOO franes,and now iittnid iner„.exillittlezhave 390,and predicted to frafjo 100,1kr,even,lower still. If French - v(44i . c.eola Th e shot 4 beAllowed, tf:!atriiin. Italian 'finan ces till they crack, nape will be likelyi to Tiny the piper so heavily Quid so deservedly) as the French people then:wives.' How greiii ,theilhisery In Paris haa been during the, late, severe weather might be istimated%by the'nurnbere' of shivering poor who assembled in the churches, public sale rooms, anyivitere where they could ' find the warmth and shelter which failed them at home. . Politics, both'at borne abroad, are almost a complete blank. The 'Chamber is still busy with the last stages of theAsmrbill, relating to the National Guard; but , the sutdecti under,dis cussion arc mere details, and devoid of general interest. I forget whether I mentioned to you that the Government had allowed two seats in the Chamber to be lost, without venturing to put forward an °Mall earuildate. There is to po another election for the important Department du Nord on,the Ist and 2d February, when we shall see whether the feeling of hostility created by the Army bill has extended itself to the con stituencies of that Part of the country as well. Some of our journals are beginning to Indulge themselves in speculations ors Americo-Cuban policy. Ainong others the Debats, always friendly to the United States, remarks that "the Monroe doctrine of 'America for the Americans,' seems ~e arly to gain strength in the great transatlantic Republic.". First, It goes on to say, there is the purchase of a portion of the continent from Rua- TIJUASDAY,,JANUARY * 3O, 1868. " of admirable simplicity, and'aplit'oved all competenttnett. ": Still, the'Oorandtteti add' ? with laudable itial,""both systems are in ' edhrse'of ezei entlon t and fo rw ard With the # 4 grecelerity !"Atul hOw s whilic ail this inone,* la going out of the countrytti for such poies, here, are. tie poor ; petty 'dealers } , wJ . ose `stalls; hive been lining the Boulevards, to so: lit profit, during the 'Past terrible fortnight, litbrfdlyc starving Ili every Senile of ibo -word, the anosvi and frOst having driven away ,pal theircustomers,,, both young and old. And yak ; re beg. of no subscription to enahle Mem to r pay the rent , . which the Prefect , will-not halo extlet for a • Epeculption yirbich has proved so ruinous. ;,, Pants, Friday, ,, January 17tb, 1868.—The able elate paper of Hon. G. Banuaroft,,from Bailin, has not failed, as I expected 'would be the case, to attract the "attention'of the French .press. A document, indeedottich sets out in sucifbroad and striking charactera (conabining the profound and generalizing politiiis of the historian with the 'practical Views of the' statesman)' gokimposing edifice of Germanic unity „which , , now retire, on - the other side''.of the Rhine---such an utterance totteheg) too nearly ;French, feelings and interests in every point of view to be allowed to pass- without, re mark in this country.' But. it is not, as yet at least, .the' Imperialist organs which have ven turedlo,notiee or criticise the , reasonings and :conclusions , of the American diplomatist. .In !deed, Mr. Bancroft treads upon what the , French ;terrize„,a ten ainto : filunt; and very probably the oink official writers of the Patrie and the con rtitutionnel will hesitate to burn their toes, or their fingers, or their noses,'by approaching the 1-übject treated of at ; all, unless forced °tit of their-silence by "such opposition jibes as am about to 'Mention. The contrast which has been dralivn is one which rises` , o instinctively to the mind, that one can hardly help suspecting that Mr. Bancroft himself mast have had it in his own eye, when he penned his report. It•Is M. de Girardin's orgati, Le LiberM, which takes the lead ha translating and publishing the dceUment in question, and, commenting upon it in the fashiOn above intimated. Mr. Bancroft, it says, attributes the present grandeur of Germany Ito universal suffrage, "properly understood," to I parliamentary_ right, ~t`properly„ guaranteed.!'_ het the able American. statesman come and 'study our "official candldateships," and "au thorized right of interpellation." He praises i the vyi.U-defined policy of Germany, the whole nation armed in self-defence, her entire popula tion able to read and write, a maritime navy in terior only to that of England and the United States, her wisely regulated systems of commerce and customs. ,let him come and -study "our" hazi . 'policy, "one army itisoiganization bill, "our" miserable attempts at colonization and maritime development in fever-stricken Cochin- China and Senegal' and starving . ' Algeria, "our" Chambers of Cominerac begging advice (like that of Havre) from Englaid—and then let him "re port" upon us to Mr. Seward! Mr. 'Bancroft, the Liberte goes on further to say, applauds the practical activity of the • German Parliamentary Session, where "no time is lost" in personal flatteries and "oratorical dis plays." Let him then come here and contemplate "our" Senate and Chamber,Ond witness the"indul- gen - de of a tolerant majorfty,"listen to our "prac tical speeches", and the "oratorical successes of. NI. le Ministre d'Etat. Let him .remark, too, haw we "lose no time," and are "nearly on the point of beginning" the discussion of reforms promised in the imperial letter of the 19thlanu ary, 1867. And so the Liberte continues to draw the contrast, asking at the close of its biting article whether Mr. Bancroft, in his picture of the greatness of Germany;"drawn with so much good sense and precision," really meant to criticise indirectly the regime under which France now exists ? That is a question which I must leave the honorable Minister of the, United States at the Court of -Berlin to answer for himself; only venturing to w intimate that I feel quite sure of one thing, and that is, that if Mr: Bancroft had been appointed to Parts instead of Berlin, it would never Pave entered into his-head to draw the same comparison between French "universal Suffrage" and "constitutional government" and American, as he has done between those in stitutions in Germany and the United States ! The absurd 'prosecution, or rather per tecution of 'sixteen _Paris, journal .for illegalreports of the debates has terminated, for the - prtsent by - the -twitting magistrate sending eleven or them for trial, before the Correctional Police Court. The five who are let off declare loudly that it is impossible, for them ti discover any real ground of distinction between their case and that of their less fortunate cotemporaries; and laugh, sarcastically, at the examining magis trate who has Liken "fifteen days' study" to de tect the difference between a "parasitical." "fraudulent," "disloyal," "defamatory," "Illegal" ieport and , a "legal" one ! The whole affair is 4nly another example - of 'that "utter Want of reality and mere make-believe which charac terize whatever is called "public liberty" in this country. The n'e* American journal, the ,Continental Gazette, has mow twice made its appearance in Paris, and has, I think, given great satisfaction. Its 'external form is highly creditable' to the man ager, and Its tone and contents seem to be equally approved of. Letters' 'commending the undertak- ing, on public grounds, appear from General Dix and other American Ministers in Europe. The American public in Paris and elsewhere seem to appreciate the enterprise at its proper value, and to acknowledge the claim upon their support and patriotism of this first attempt to give a public voice to American opinion on the European con tinent. I cannot forbear mentioning the hand some way in which Mr. McCormick, of Chicago, has subscribed for a year for ten copies of the new journal, to be sent to as many public insti tutions in tile United States. It is to bo hoped that this example will bo followed by other public-spirited American citizens. On the first day of the present year there were very nearly 16,000 kilometers, or about 12,000 miles of railway, commtmicatlon open to public ti afflein — this - countiy. Thiii — Conipietes within about 3,000 or 3,500 miles the entire net-work of railways in France for whick concessions have been made. In about three years more it Is cal culated that what remains to be done will be se complished. When it is considered that there is not, as I believe to be the case, s single French line which is not remunerative; that the best linos are paying the original shareholders twenty and twenty;tive per ant, and very, few under that the 4ive or six ;and that ,excellent investments are still °tiere in abundance to the imblic in shares and debentures, bringing the 'latter amount °flat 'ouit,* - 1464i COUNTRY terest—when the excellent, If someivitat minute system of administration is also taken into ac count,: with the comfort of, the earrlages and waltinOooms, the absolute.uniformity of guage, thp . generaregularity and rarity of accidents-- When all these circumstances are taken into con.; sideration, it oust be alloived that if the Frenekt have been behind most "of their neighbors in making. their lines, they haie done it at last more completely and advantageously than; any of their predecessors. Nor does the benefit stop here,,er confine Itself to the present generation.. In shrty,'seventy or eighty years the finis, will revert to the government, that is to the public ; and posterity may become heir to a property, which sonic sanguine persons proclaim even now to be capable of liquidating. tho entire national debt of the country. A circular just addressed by M. de Lesseps to thO French Chambers of 'Commerce calls the at tention of ship-owners and merchants to the fa cilities 'and advantage's 'already afforded them by thli. canal between the Mediterranean and the. Red Sea, The service of tug-steamers is now, it appears, regularly established from Port Said to &Sex: . The transport can be made 'in four days, in either direction , at the rate of 1;000 tons daily, land with only one franshipmentof cargo. No less 'than twenty-four. steamers touch at Port Said every month; and in such a confluence of traffic, even at this early period of the enterprise, M. de Lesseps,sees a sure voucher for the complete ulti mate success of Lis gigantic undertaking. Letters from Toulon tell us that Admiral Far 'ragnt has just arrived at that port with thc American Naval division.* The salute of thegal lent Admiral was replied to by the guns of the fort and the eolferino. The presence of the American squadron has imparted unusual gayety this winter to Niel Mentono, Cannes'and other favorite places of 'sojourn, which are crowded with citizens of the. United States. After the late storm and frost, the Maritime Alps present a splendid spectacle, being covered with snow of dazzling whiteness along the entire line of coast, while below on the shore and"the Corniene road a delightful temperature already reigns, the precursor of spring. CRIME. Forgery In Fashionable; Circles-LA Young New 'V orker nobs Mr loather. In.lavr of 530,000. (From the Cincinnati inquirec,ATan.Ph.l A cam of forgery has just come to light, in volving a young married'man, a resident of New York, connected with a respectable family of wealth and position In that gay metropolis. A Mr. D—, a wealthy mereliantdoing busi ness in the city of New York,.discovered ; a few` weeks since„ a discrepancy in his bank account, which not alone startled, but aroused him to the urgent necessity of employing Secret aid to ferret out the:evil-doer. The detective, 'who from, this, time was constantly on the alert, failed; after the most ingenious contrivances, to solve the mys tery. A rigid examination of the merchant's bank "account showed a difference of some 530,000. A forgery had 'certainly been con:emitted, •but the all-important question who had done the deed remained unanswered. The signatures - to each, and every check were the subject of minute in spection, and the spurious checks, dated at in tervals within the last sixty days, resembled the genuine suflielentlyto deceive the most skeptical observer. It became evident to the princely merchant that some person or persons inns matelv acquainted with his ways • and means could enlighten himfif so 'inclined ,to do, and; with extreme reluctance, he determined to watch the conduct of his son-in-law, who of kite bad indulged in extravagant luxuries, upon resources yielding but slight returns. to the Beverme Bu reau. The severity and closeness of the men chant's watchfulness strongly, suggested to his son-in-law the expediency of leaving for parts, unknown, and without much consideration he abandoned both home and friends, and became a fugitive. The distressing intelligence of his crime and flight was speedily communicated to his wife, a lady . possessing beauty and accomplishments, who importuned, as only a fond and doting wife is capable of entreating, her father's forgiveness. Thestern lind outraged parent remained im movable. .Despite the solicitation of the wife and daughter, he employed a detective, with instruc tions to leave no stone ,unturned in order to accomplish the arrest of the "dear one from home.' The search seemed fruitless, and those concerned abandoned all thought of bearing Emit or seeing the erring and departed youth. It happened, however, that a gentleman from New York, on a visit to this city, aequainted with the occurrences related, moven as being a friend to the wronged merchant, recognized on ono of .our streets the young man so prominently associated In the history of this !Whir, and instantly dis patched information by telegram toNew•York, - to the effect that he, .hriew of the young man's wherealaonte,_ andstwaited =instructions. ;-The= merchant. responded that he would leave atone for this city, and to beep a sharp 100k -opt. The Eastern train, which arrived lien) On. Sa- • urday morning, brought the injured _parent and wife, who hastened. to,the Gibson House, and were brought face to face with the fugitive. The meeting, was, as may be. anticipated, !'not - very cordial, and but few of the guests knew , or km mised that such a scene of woe was being en acted in their immediate neighborhood. The heartbroken wife pleaded with her fatheraa only a wife can plead for an erring, guilty, but still beloved husband. For some time the stern, fa ther and inflexible man of business was inexora ble, but finally more humane feelings prevailed, coupled most likely with a shrinking from the shame of exposure, and last evening the party left for New York, the merchant gloomy and taciturn, although forgiving; the young man re gretful and repentant, and the wife the onlyhap py being of the party. Shocking Affair in Memphis—Blood shed in a court noon. • (From the Memphis Poet. of January 25th. 1 The examination of John Winters, Owen Mc- Portland and Torn Costello, charged with the murder of Michael Connell, on finnklaymorning last, has been proceeding before Justice Hall for several days past. The affair has created a deep interest among the friends of the deceased on the ono band and of the prisoners on the other, and no little feeling has been exhibited on both sides. The crowd in Attendance has been 80. great that the proceedinge have taken place in the Criminal Court-room instead of in the office off the justice. Among those:espeolally interested in ' the ex amination was Mr. Thome Malone, late Street Commissioner, an uncle of the murdered man Connell, who, at the Unroof his death, was in his employ as a barkeeper. Malone, it is understood, had engaged counsel for the prosecution of the case against the prisoner. Yesterday evening about six o'clock. after the testimony of the witnesses had been taken,__Col• GftpitrAtimargulng -the ease- for the - State,, when some sharp aorda passed between him and Mr. Bulleek,.wiro was engaged for the defence. Ttke sparriug of the attorneys created great excite went in the crowd of spectators, who were already wrought:up• to a high state of excitement by the paeelona and prejudiceserblekbad been Aroused between.the' friends of the priaonem and those of the deceased, before and during the trial, awl a. scene , of confusion ensued in the crowded court room. Mr. Malone was sitting on a table inside the bar, ' and, when.; a. remark wart Made by Mr. Bulloch to Col. Gantt, 'he' got up. , and , said to the latter, "1 wouldn't take that from any body." Bullock replied' to Malone an oxelted-:Mante4 bud a scene. 'of getters]. uproar'and confusion took place in the 1.c) , ) , n, during which the report .of a pistol was 'heard, and Malone received a ball In the right side ue•kr the groin. Order was soon after restored t tome extent, and the wounded man 'was liken r to Wilkinson's drug-store, where his Wound was examined. The wad from the pistol was found burning in his overcoat, showing that the weapon bad Leon almost In contact with his person meet) tired. He was soon rernrived to his residence, on Jackson street:between and' 2rOst. The wound was pronottneed 'fatal, bat he' still survived this morning. Various rumors have been Current as to the per petrator of the deed,hut we have not learned that the act had been definitely, fixed upon any indi. vidaal. No arrest has been ,made. Just before going to press, , rumor prevailed that Malone had died, but we could not ascertain whether it was reliable or not. Outrage In Olneinnatt—Abduction or Iwo Twang Women. (From the Cincinnati 'limas of Jantrith Yesterday two young - Andres—cousins—named Mary Thonason and Mary Schmidt, Peach about eighteen years of age, came to this city from Old enburg, Indiana, in search of employnaent. After wandering around the strbets• until about dark, and being Germans, entirely unacquainted with any person here, they asked a 'gpnteelly dressed ) oung man if he could inform them whdre they could get any work to do. After questioning Mein as to where they came from, and if they had friends here, and learning they had not, ho said that his aunt, who lived up on the hillside, needed help very much, and if they would only go there with him they would, undoubtedly, get good places. Only too happy at 'their apparent fortune in so soon finding shelter. they gladly consented to go, and the trio started off up Sycamore street as far as Price, and then up the latter. When the party had arrived on the hill-aide, the man said Le would run ahead and inform his aunt that the young girls were coming, and that they must follow right on and take the first street leading to the left. This they did, and had arriVed at the corner of Ringgold and Price streets, when they were suddenly pounced upon by Fix or seven men, who gagged them so as to prevent any out cry. The larger twirl. Mary Thomson, being Nary powerfully built, managed, after a desperate struggle, to free herself trout the .grasp -of tho villains who had hold of her, and escaped to the nearest house, where she was well cared for and remained all night.' The screams of the other girl were heard by several persons, and only a lily minutes elapsed before several gentlemen were on the ground, well armed, but .not in time, the scoundrels had fled, taking the poor girl with them, and it is feared that the mon sters, to hide any evidence of their fiendish work, have murdered her, and in some mannerdisposed of her body. This morning the, girl Thomson left the house before the offieersarrited, and has' not since been seen. Jail Breaking. Au• frta retoar—Beniark able Escape tram the state Prison. A very extraordinary escape from the State Prison occurred at an early hour Tuesday morn ing. James Morris, alias David Kently, ,from Salem county, sentenced to, seven years' im prisonment, having broken out of the New,York Tombs, Sing-Sing dud the Michigan and Ohio, Penitentiaries, was confined in a , solitary cell In the third tier of the new wing, under the constant supervision of, a watchman. He must have been for some thee engaged in pre paraticns, as a hole was made In the wall, be hind a closet, through' Filial he escaped to a loft. Having made a rope ladder of wax ends, he probably obtained the pine sticks for the' rounds in this loft. At about one o'clock in the morning, as is supposed, he left a "dummy" in his bed, - climbed into the loft, and bored his way to the. roof. Ho next 'Made a' ladder' out of two timbers from the ltdt, climbed upon the main building, crossed its roof, add let himself down tip the ground by his rope ladder. Here he traveled bdcitward and forward in the Mow; Completely hiding, his tracks—and 'then left for regions urikndifn. In his escape from the Michigan. Penitentiary, he had his feet frozen, and the ends of both were amputated. The fellow told the otheers• that he intended to "leave" as soon as he got tired of the prison.— work A th,ertiser. I ragedy in Ittnisouri—A. Man Ethan Dead. • [lsom tho St. Louie Democrat of Jan. 26th.] We have just learned the particulars of a cold blooded and most cruel murder, perpetrated about LW) miles southeast of BottsvWe, on Fri day noon, 2•4 th inat. It appears that a mule belonging to a Mr. Phil lipshad broken into au enclosure containing a stack of oats, belonging to his neighbor, a Mr. Sibert Mr. Sibert Fetrhis dog •after the mule to drive it away, and Mr. Phillips, seeing this, went into his house and came out with a donble-bar. reled shot-g,nn,and firing one barrel of the same, shot and killed the dog. Mrs., Sibert and her husband were near by, Mrs. S. holding In her arms, an infant son, their only child. Mrs. S. remonstrated with Phillips (a very pas sionate man) about shooting the dog, when he replied, "D—n you, I had just as lief shoot you, too;" upon hearing which, Mr. Sibert started-'to ward him unarntett,-when-Mr—Phillips raised -his gun and with the remaining barrel, shot at Sibert instantly killing, him, and also killing the- child In its mother's arms and a cow belonging to Si bert Phillips at once caught, the mule, and mount ing it rode away, stopping at the house of a Mrs. Bruce, a near neighbor, and telling her he had "shot and supposed .bp was dead by, this time, and she' had better 4.6. down and see ahout it." , „, Phillips was Still at large *hen our informant left the scene of this fearful tragedy, but , would dopabtless soon be captured., - EBOXI: HAVANA, Correspondence. of the Phtladelphut Evening Bulletin.] HavaxA, January 23, 1868.—The cholera is ' fading away so rapidly that next Sunday is designed for thanksgiving. Moreover, the Board of Health will give clean bills from that day to' vessels sailing from Havana and Cardenas. I read in a letter from St. Ingo de Cuba, dated January 16, that Mr. Edward Andrew, an English man I suppose, employed , in the Consolidated Mines of the . Villa del Cobro,. was assassinated recently by a Chinese laborer whom he had chastised a few hours before. The "Spanish Bank" of this city is to duplicate Its capital, which now amounts to $4,000,000. It is already announcing the issue of a. series of shares to the amount of ono million, and a prime of 20 per cent. This prime is considered too high and bas displeased the public. MAnxias.—The sugar market is extremely dull and without transactions. We quote No. 12 from 7 to•73,frs.,_nominal. Very little business int exchange. On New Yourk currency, GO ds., 2QX per cent. discount. AN ORIENTAL WIAITRIAGIC.—A loiter from Tall rio, of the 12th November, in the Illontieur, gives some details of the marriage of Mosaffer Eddin Atirza, - -beirrto the throne of Persia. The prince is only Sixteen years old and the princess of the ,same age. The princess occupied thirty-three 'days in herjourney from Teheran to Tates. The cortAge was preceded by about a hundred beasts of burthen, horses, mules, or camels, carrying 'servants, carpets. tents, and the outfitS of the bride; then followed a number of led horses cov ,ereii,wilb magnificent housings, and next the e el , riage containing the princess, vho was invisible to all eves behind the Mahogut& blinds. The pro Cession was accompanh3OrViolins, trumpets, and lairds:Stirling, tningilifettisir sounds with the military band sent froM . leheratt. N'Tifen Came trivia canting palanqulis closed With curtains and ecintalning th 4 women of 00 prineess'a suite E FETHERSTON. PubliAit .f,gfgil, - ,!.rtm . 4,t1 . •0:tN18y ] ::.;',.' : ..': D elms: —Gough la on hie leetleotaring . legs —A bright exclemationa 'hato of %ex —Texas hay twertey-tiv,O ,•ftila 1 1 0 :hatf acres of unimproved land. —"several Indians were lately naturalized at I .. ,- FliteetrDukesandOotints•attrve aerrprryttfes in the Papal army. - • • ' —Clever and well-recommended salesWoloitr . Berlin get,fifty dollars equal* and board..*" • —There is less sufrering at the South' thin* iti• n'eneially supposed. •-'-When'ts a little poomlike an acre art•-•' paid for?; Wheti It is Anacreontic.. , —:The Germans In CinclnstalL hate , vrtdtaing; 'matches for barrels , of lagmboer: • • —translations from Hawthorne site becoming popular in France. , —Miss Thackerafs full *tine. .stild to be Euphemia Ella Vie t torla Regia:Baridi Tfeickefay. — Hatelfteignoldstiplaying "MaideAit(oinette„'": Our gractoris!'mhat arfdamty! ttlitintard disapproves of eccleelastlcal fairs. " ....Weston is to siting speOches to Sandaystbolars in 3tithigan. •••=AAprinter in Texas has named his first-bom Brevier I+ull•faced Jones. • • • '—A Chielfgo man was,cool enough to pay two hundred dollars fqr the Use of diamonds worn by his 'Wife at the recent Charity ball In'that 'city -.4apper ia at, his' level, writing ~nnrsery rhymes, and tryibg to write up to the compre hension of MA infant audience. —Asa:Packer, of Pennsylvania, is mentioned as a poFeible, President. But still a very ',im probable one. ' —Jananschek had a great STICCOSS in Cincin nati. Her compatriots made .her a public pre sentation of a wreath and medal. —A bill is pending in the Ohio Legislature to disfranchise students in all the academies and colleges of the State. • , —Grand Duehesse Tostee's frequent "Indispo sitions" are said to be owluivto her lob frequent worship of Bacehus,—Er. - —Martin; - who edited the Queen's Diary and is to be knighted, is tbe husband of Helen Faucit, the once famous actress. —Lynchburg, Va., has a "humorist" named Bagley, who calls himself Mozis Addams, and is to give "readings" from hhi works this week. —The Berahlole Indians, in Florida, are said .to retain the "peculiar institution" among them, in spite of recent amendments to .the Constitution. —A popular. extraiaganza ' at one of the London theatres, is entitled PeUicoat , Parliatheat or Woman's .S'uilivje. It is by Mark Lemon. —Horace Greeley is a great admirer of Bwin burne's poetry, and 'recites Charles Algernorea most passionate verses-with:.school-boy enthu siasm. Horace is quite a Romeo in his way. —Adrian, Michigan, having refused to pay, the gas company's rates for street lighting% has been left in the dark. We do pay them, and have. the: gas, and are left In the dark. —A girl in Detroit has backed herself to skate for thirty .hour's, conseentively.—Ex. Saving backed herself, will she now unbosom ,herself upon the subject to her con, fi dantes? • -- T •MI a. Charles, author o f the "Schonberg-Cotta, Family," is still young and eminently? English; of' small, slight figure, whose modest manners at. once exelte interest. ' —Pittsburgh gets twelve and a half million cubic feet of gas free r except the revenue tax, and pallt WAY one dollar.er :thousand - feet for atilt uses In excess of that amount. --Dinah Maria Milled, before her marriage (.j suppOrted by her pen her little domestic eircie, an aged father and a brother, whom she educate& only to see him die in the fullness of his youth.-- —Last week an Infant child in New York. State, was negligently smothered to death in its mother's arms, while out sleigh-riding. The mother's over-anxiety_to keep the child warm had caused, its death. —The murderer of Louisa Krause, the beauti ful Berlin lorette, is a deaf mute, and only. eigh teen years old.' He asserts that eheattempted. to take from him his pocket-book, containing_only four oilers. —Miss Burdett ,Contts has undertaken to pay the rates of the tenants of her model •lodging houses in London, withoutinereasing thelerents, thus enabling them to obtain the franchise to which they are entitled by the. Reform bill, -.Several German papers think it • rather. strange and unbecoming in the American Consul at Schwerim(Mecklenbnrg) to solicit patronage by advertisements resembling those of hungry quack-doctors. —Carl Neumann says in his last volume on. tiot history of America, that "President Johnson fitly commenced his outrageous career by, taking the (Atka office in a common Washington board ing-house." —Whipping is extensively, practised in the Tennessee penitentiary. During, -the past:. sire, _ months naless than five hundredamdtwentyi-iiira - pun !aliments by _floggirveLbeeueihnlniftterali,_• - --- some of Which were seventy-five,larthes. —Henry Ward Bee Cher, .Kev, I k man Abbott, and Bishop. Cox° of Western. New York, are writing lives of Christ. There is a very good ene In the New Teetament, but it was written by some poor fishermen. Give Beecher a chance, and then -- 1 . • —Yak°, lady, yoke! The moon is high, twink lin' stars are beamin', while now and then, across the sky, a meteor are sheen:dol. Vake Sally,vake, and look on me—awake, Squire Nubbin's. dangh ter I If I'll have you, and you'll have me—(by gosh ! who threw. that:water!) - - —lt is said that there is na hope' of curing Robert Johnson, son of 'the President, of his habit of excessive dissipation, which amounts to a positive insanity. The keepers of the lunatic asylum in which he has been placed have no ex pectation of benfitting him. —A long-bearded miller at Logan, Ohlo, the other day carelessly suffered his flowing honors to get caught in a revolving shaft. Bracing himself promptly, his board went by the roots. He will hereafter have but little more trouble in shaving than befbre. —Desperate efforts aro to be made Immediately to replenish the empty coffers of the Holy Father so as to enable him to pay his mortavea and goes d'armea. One hundred now canvassers, mostly lay-priests, will bo sent to the United . States to solicit contributions for St. Peter's Pence. —Marshal Yorey is hopelessly paralyze*. and so helpless that he cannot move, but most be carried by his servants. His mind, however, is as clear and.active as over. Ho has recently dicta ted to his acqutant a pamphlet which, will 'l* Issued under the title, "Europe in 1868."' —The Continental Journals have bems quarrel-.!. ing for some time past about this questift: "W'tn4, 3 . European country can boast the lar ,t nuntbek , of beautiful women?" It is getter cortOdeit ' now that , Austria is the "land of bean "."10Mait o• a k its Selavonic races the number of Imut 11 , Ontett, ' Is surprisingly large. --:•some one hits written - tbreetiltiWi t ii& - iiiiii-• - sentences to the London Tints*, that have au app- pfication to other cities Also; ' as` follows.: "Thero are, thousands of lintry men ont of ens,„ ploy at the -East ami.'„There are miles of wet famously filthy streets ' nnd pathways at tha„ ' West end. Aro there( no means of bringing thy' two together?" - , , , , —The Cleveland Herati says: "The george Francis Train affair resolves itself Into this:. one .. pusseuger.on. the Scotia bad too long a tongue. another had too 'long ears,..and the anthorttles. ; who.wails 4 0 arreerhati too long, nom*. The 0130 thing , needetrby all parties eotrarne4 Yrkt Com l3ll 401180."